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De it known that I, J. l?. W RILEY, of Montrose, Susquehanna. county, Pennsylvanie, have invented a. new and improved Manner of Securing the ATinos of Hay-Forks to the Handle; sind I do hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact description thereo'whioh will enble others skilled in the uit to make end nso4 the sri-me, reference boing had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of thispeciefrtion, in which the drawing represents a. plan or top view, partly-in section, of my improved hoy-fork. Y v

This invention relates to a. new manner of securing the tinos or prongs of hay or innnure-forks, Hikes, potntc-hooks, and othersuiteble articles to the handle. It consists in making and searfing the seme together, within n mortise or slot n the ferrule, and driving keys or Wedges behind them, so that they will be securely fastened to the handle. Should one of the tlnos break it can be easily renewed without throwing ell away.

A represents the handle of n hay` or other fork, or other suitable implement. B is the ferrnle, arranged around the lower end of 'the handle'ii'i\the-usu1e,lA manner. A hole or slot is eut through the lower end ofA the handle or i'errule, es shown. C C :1ro the times of the hey-fork, which lnre mede of steel or other suitable material'. They are bcnt'into suitable shape, and are united in the slot o the stock or handle with the tino on the other side of thehendle by :i scarf or other suitable joint, as iseleerly shown in the drawing. They :iro then secured in the handle by means off keys or wedges a n., which' .fire driven over the ;'oint into the handle. The seid handle may beprovided'with two slots, so that either 'two or four tincs may be secured in the handle, es may be desired, lor the slot through which the tines C p11-ss is large enough to allow also the securing of the tines D in the slot for converting the hey-forl into :i manurefl'ork. The tnos D are secured in thellmndle in the sume manner es thetines C. When the former are not used the lower part of the niortise is filled up with n. blociieol suitable dimensions. v

It is evident that this invention may be einployed 'for many pur-poses, even for holding tho'head of relies. In the letter ense the teeth are fastened to crosslieads,-which are secured in the handle in the seme manner :is the tines, and ne' has been described. The invention may also be used onA potuto-hooks, :ind ou unyotlier suitnhle' device. y

I claim as new, and desire to secure by-Letters Peteni- 1. Making the tines of .fr l1a.y-f'oik in two parte, which are scarfed in einortise in' the handle or'ferrule, and secured in o position by means of keys or wedges, substantially as hereinlshown and described.

2. In combina-tion with the double tines C C, I clziimthe double tines D D, which, when inserted in the handle in thc manner specified, will convert the device into e munuiefork, and caribe removedwhenever desired; substantially es herein shown nnddescribe'd.

` J. P. W. RILEY.'

Witnesses WM. F. MoNAMAnA. ALEX. F. ROBERTS. 

